Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Nga tikanga o te whakatupu me te mahinga o te tupeka = Culture of the tobacco plant
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Printed by W. C. Wilson, "Herald" Office, Wyndam Street
Place
Date
1867
Physical Description
28 pages, [1] leaf of plate (the 3rd page is blank) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
Te Reo Māori
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
'Tobacco husbandry calls for continual labour in weeding and earthing up the plants, and in constantly stirring the soil about the roots ; and these labours must be persisted in through the whole growth of the crop, to ensure its receiving a proper degree of nourishment.'--p 18
Public Access Text
A pamphlet on cultivating tobacco Title on added t.p.: The culture of the tobacco plant. / Translated by order of His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., Governor of New Zealand and its Dependencies, for the information of the Maori race. John White, R.M. translator, Auckland, N.Z., July 1st, 1867. Auckland : Printed by W.C. Wilson, Herald Offeice, [sic] Wyndham Street, 1867. Printed in Maori then English, White's translation of the original English being abridged.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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